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Surveillance Video Captures Picture of Wanted Armed Robbery Suspect

Suspect Wanted in Two Crimes at Same Restaurant

VIDEO: Clear Video of Suspects in Northwest Side Burglary–Help MPD Identify Them

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VIDEO: Five Suspects Sought in North Side Shooting

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UPDATE: MPD Arrests Suspect in Connection with Northwest Side Homicide

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Mother Arrested in Child’s Suspicious Death

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MPD Investigating January 26 Northwest Side Homicide

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UPDATE: MPD Finds Critical Missing Adult Last Seen on January 26

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VIDEO: Suspects Rob South Side Cell Phone Store–Do You Know Who They Are?

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Subject Taken Into Custody Following Third Ward Standoff

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MPD Investigating January 25 North Side Double Shooting

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UPDATE: Missing Man Found Safe

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MPD Investigating January 25 Northwest Side Homicide

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Two Teens Seriously Injured in January 25 North Side Stabbing

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One Killed, One Injured in January 23 South Side Shooting

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MPD Investigating January 22 North Side Shooting

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Teenagers in Stolen Car Killed in North Side Fatal Crash

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Victim Seriously Injured in January 20 North Side Shooting

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Clear Images of Suspect Wanted in East Side Armed Robbery

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MPD Investigating January 17 North Side Shooting

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Victim Shot Inside Northwest Side Home

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MPD Investigating January 16 Northwest Side Shooting, Crash

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MPD Investigating January 15 Northwest Side Shooting

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UPDATE: Witness Found in January 5 West Side Homicide

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MPD Hosts Partner Police Agencies from St. Louis and Chicago

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VIDEO: North Side Pizza Store Robbed–MPD Seeks Suspect

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MPD Investigates January 17th Northwest Side Shooting

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VIDEO: Suspect Sought After Robbing Northwest Side Store

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Barricaded Subject Arrested on South Side

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MPD Investigating January 12 Northwest Side Shooting

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Altercation Leads to January 12 Northwest Side Shooting

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MPD Investigating January 12 North Side Shooting

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Felon Flees From Traffic Stop, Arrested with Loaded Gun and Drugs

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MPD Investigating January 11 Northwest Side Homicide

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Suspect Arrested in January 10 South Side Shooting

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MPD Investigating January 8 Northwest Side Homicide

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Two Victims Shot in January 7 Northwest Side Shooting; Known Suspect Sought

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MPD Investigating January 7 North Side Shooting

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MPD Investigating January 7 Northwest Side Homicide

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MPD Investigating January 6 West Side Shooting

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Video/Images Released of Suspect in January 5 Homicide

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MPD Searching for Missing Teenager

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Driver Arrested in January 5 Fatal North Side Crash

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MPD Investigating January 5 Homicide at North Side Business

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MPD Investigating January 4 Robbery-Related Shooting on North Side

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VIDEO: Help MPD Identify Suspect in South Side Restaurant Robbery

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Teenage Suspects Arrested in Connection with Multiple Armed Robberies

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MPD Investigating January 3 North Side Shooting

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Suspect Arrested After Returning to South Side Crime Scene

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Holiday Heart: District Five Officers Help Homeless Family

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UPDATE: Known Suspect Sought in January 3 Homicide/Non-Fatal Shooting

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UPDATE: Suspects Arrested in January 1 Northwest Side Nightclub Homicide

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North Side House Destroyed in New Year’s Day Fire

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MPD Responds to Near Drowning at South Side Hotel

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MPD Investigating January 1 Shooting

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Spouse Arrested in December 31 North Side Shooting

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Officer Encounters North Side Gunfight; Suspects Arrested

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VIDEO: Suspect Caught on Camera in Downtown Burglary

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MPD Investigating December 30 North Side Homicide

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THE SOURCE

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MPD HEROES

Chief Edward A. Flynn and the Milwaukee Police Department recognized award recipients at the annual Fall Merit Awards Ceremony this week. MPD members, law enforcement partners, and citizens received their awards on Tuesday, November 14th at the Milwaukee Police Academy. You can read all the heroic stories HERE and video from the ceremony is below. [...]

Officers of the MPD Robbery Task Force arrested two suspects in connection with five recent north-side business robberies. On Wednesday, October 11th, around 7:30 p.m. two suspects armed with handguns robbed the Cousins Subs located at 801 E. Capitol Drive. Investigators and officers learned of a suspect vehicle description. Officers searched for the vehicle and [...]

Hundreds of law enforcement officers all across the state volunteered on Friday, August 11 for the annual Dunkin’ Donuts Cop on a Rooftop event to raise money for Special Olympics Wisconsin. Nearly two-dozen Milwaukee Police Officers came in off-duty to stake out the Milwaukee locations. Officers greeted customers and gave out coupons for free coffee [...]

On August 4, Milwaukee Police surprised 8-year-old Destiny with a giant teddy bear and other presents delivered in MPD’s ice cream truck. Destiny was injured on July 31 when a fight among teenagers down the block escalated into a shootout. One round struck Destiny, who was playing in front of her house. Officers returned to [...]

Milwaukee Police Officers Joe Spingola and Mike Smith were in McGovern Park, on the city’s north side, around 6 p.m. on July 5, helping some kids who got their fishing gear tangled in the weeds of the lagoon. That’s when they heard a splash. Looking around to find what it was, they saw movement below [...]

Quick thinking and brave actions by several District One officers of the Milwaukee Police Department helped save a man’s life Downtown. Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of E. Juneau Avenue around 2:00 a.m. on June 13 for a report of a man who was in the Milwaukee River trying to drown himself. The [...]

District Five officers showed some holiday compassion and helped a local homeless family in need of assistance. On December 29, Officers Kyle Graf and Nathan Smalkoski responded to N. 9th Street and W. Burleigh Street for a welfare check. The officers found an adult female and her five children (ranging in age from two weeks [...]

Alert on and off-duty Milwaukee Police officers worked together and helped rescue a child with autism near Miller Park. MPD bike officer Juan Lopez was on patrol for the July 26 baseball game when he was flagged down by a father from Glendale who said his 6-year-old son with autism was missing. Officer Lopez and [...]

It was an extremely uplifting and emotional morning at Froedtert Hospital as Milwaukee Police Officer Brandon Baranowski was discharged on July 20. The District Six Officer was injured on July 17 when he was shot on Milwaukee’s South Side. Today, Officer Baranowski walked out with his family by his side and thanked the community for [...]

Officers from District Three of the Milwaukee Police Department saved a teenager’s life as he attempted to jump off the 16th Street Viaduct. The officers were dispatched to the Viaduct at 16th and Clybourn around 7:30 a.m. on June 29 for a welfare check after a witness said a young man was on the bridge [...]

A citizen in crisis is saved by Milwaukee Police officers after they prevented her from jumping off a West Side bridge. District Three officers were dispatched around 9:10 a.m. on June 16 to the 35th Street Viaduct for a suicidal person. When the officers arrived, a woman was sitting on the bridge crying with her [...]

Alert neighbors on Milwaukee’s Northwest Side and determined District Four officers worked together to help save a man’s life. The officers were dispatched to the 7700 block of W. Dean Road around 12:45 a.m. on April 21 for a welfare check. The caller contacted 911 because she had not seen her neighbor, a 64-year-old man, [...]

The quick actions of several Milwaukee Police District Seven officers helped save the lives of two men suffering from an apparent heroin overdose. The officers were on patrol near N. 51st Boulevard and W. Hampton Avenue on February 10 when they were flagged down by a citizen who said there were two men not moving [...]

The Milwaukee Police Department and the Roundy’s Foundation teamed up on December 21 to distribute holiday meals to families across Milwaukee. Officers from several Districts loaded meal boxes into their squad cars and spread out across the City to deliver them. MPD Chief Edward Flynn and Jim Hyland from Roundy’s talked to the media about the [...]

Officers from District Six of the Milwaukee Police Department and the Crisis Assessment Response Team successfully talked a depressed and suicidal man down from a bridge on the South Side. Officers responded to the bridge near S. 35th Street and W. Forest Home Avenue around 11:55 a.m. on December 4. A 32-year-old Milwaukee man was [...]

Chief Edward A. Flynn and the Milwaukee Police Department are proud to announce the award recipients at the annual Fall Merit Awards Ceremony. 88 law enforcement officers and 14 citizens received their awards on Wednesday, November 4th during a ceremony at the Milwaukee Police Academy. Click here to read the stories of these brave men [...]

Milwaukee Police Officer Michael Ward handed out school supplies to children on Milwaukee’s Northwest Side on Thursday, August 13. Officer Ward, assigned to MPD’s Neighborhood Task Force, bought the supplies with his own money during his off time. The kids at an apartment complex near N. 76th Street and W. Brown Deer Road received packets [...]

Chief Edward A. Flynn and the Milwaukee Police Department are proud to announce the award recipients at the annual Spring Merit Awards Ceremony. 73 law enforcement officers and 14 citizens received their awards on Wednesday, May 13th during a ceremony at the Milwaukee Police Academy. Click here to read the stories of these brave men [...]

Officers from District Two of the Milwaukee Police Department are being called heroes after they saved a family from a burning home. District Two Sergeant Rebecca Carpenter was on patrol just after 1:00 a.m. on February 12 when she saw a large amount of smoke in the area of S. 16th Street and W. Burnham [...]

Chief Edward Flynn and the Milwaukee Police Department are proud to announce the award recipients at the annual Fall Merit Awards Ceremony. 81 law enforcement officers and 7 citizens received their awards on Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 at the Milwaukee Police Academy. Chief Flynn and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett offered remarks at the ceremony as the [...]

The quick thinking and actions of two off-duty Milwaukee Police Department detectives helped save an infant’s life. At approximately 11:55 pm on July 19, Detective Terrence Wright, assigned to South Investigations Division, was in his personal vehicle heading home from work when he saw a woman run out of a building in the 700 block [...]

Milwaukee Police officers working crowd management for the July 3 U.S. Bank Fireworks quickly sprang into action when they came across a 25-year-old Glendale man who had stopped breathing. The officers found the man shortly before 8:30 p.m. when they noticed his car stopped in traffic on North Avenue at Holton Street. The driver was [...]

Two officers from the Milwaukee Police Department’s Fourth District took quick action to extinguish a fire and prevent further damage. The officers were conducting an investigation in the 4900 block of N. 106th Street at approximately 5:50 am on May 25 when they noticed smoke in the area. They saw a wooden fence engulfed in [...]

Chief Edward Flynn and the Milwaukee Police Department are proud to announce the award recipients at the annual Spring Merit Awards Ceremony. 87 law enforcement officers and 15 citizens received their awards on Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 at the Milwaukee Police Academy. Chief Flynn and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett offered remarks at the ceremony as [...]

Shortly after 9 a.m. on February 4, a citizen alerted Police Officer Andrew Moutry, who was outside Milwaukee Police Department District 4 station at 70th and Silver Spring, and pointed out smoke rising from the apartment building next door. Officer Moutry called dispatch to report the fire and called out to Officers Shalamar Leflore and Kenneth [...]

Officers from District 5 of the Milwaukee Police Department were truly in the holiday spirit this week and played the role of Santa on Christmas Eve. Officers adopted several families in their district that were referred to them by community partners. Then on December 24, the officers delivered gifts and a Christmas dinner right to [...]

Late Thursday morning, Milwaukee Police received a call from a woman stating there was a suspect, likely armed, at Children’s Hospital. The caller also reported that the armed suspect likely had felony warrants. As a result of this call, officers from District 3 were dispatched to the hospital. The responding officers confirmed the armed suspect’s [...]

District 5 Officers Gregory Kuspa and Chauncey Harris conducted a traffic stop on Thursday August 22nd, on a vehicle at 11:29 p.m. in the 2200 block of W Keefe St. for multiple traffic violations. When the vehicle stopped, a 19 year old backseat passenger, fled from the vehicle on foot. Officers Harris and Kuspa gave [...]

District 2 Officers Aaron Frantal, Adam Rusch, and Chad Steppke are credited with saving the life of a 40-year-old Milwaukee woman this past weekend. Shortly after 6 p.m. on June 1, 2013, Officer Frantal was flagged down in the 1600 block of W. Forest Home Avenue and told that there was a person in a [...]

Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett recognized the heroism and outstanding work of both citizens and members of the Milwaukee Police Department at the Spring Merit Awards Ceremony on May 15 at the Milwaukee Police Academy. The ceremony coincided this year with National Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week. [...]

On March 13 at about 10:00 a.m., Milwaukee Police Officer Conway Nimmer was flagged down in the employee parking lot of District 4 by a woman who said her son had passed out in her vehicle. They had been enroute to the VA Hospital because her 54 year old son had been complaining of pain [...]

The recent arrest of a burglar on the city’s south side highlights the effectiveness of the Milwaukee Police Department’s data-driven strategy. In the early morning hours of Friday, March 1st Police Sergeant Robert Thiel was on patrol in the Palonia Neighborhood. Data showed that there had been an increase in burglaries in the area and [...]

Three Milwaukee Police Officers are being credited with helping to deliver a baby early Tuesday morning on the city’s near south side. While on patrol at about 7 a.m. on February 26, Police Officer Peter Ulatowski was flagged down for a car stopped in traffic at the intersection of West Beecher Street and South 4th [...]

When a group of young adults plotted to do an early morning robbery of a pizza delivery driver in the Riverwest Neighborhood, their plan didn’t include the possibility of ending up in jail. During the early morning hours of Friday, February 15, the four Milwaukee residents, ranging in age from 18 to 23, placed a [...]

District One Officer Scott Thorne was off-duty dining at a restaurant in the 2300 block of S. Kinnickinnic Avenue on February 10 when he saw a female suspect attempting to enter autos in a parking lot across the street. He recognized the female as matching the description of a suspect wanted for several entries into [...]

On Wednesday, December 05, 2012 District 5 Police Officers Jason Rodriguez and William Feely conducted a field interview with two males, ages 16 and 18 for loitering in an alley in the 3800 block of N. Humboldt. During the interview, the officers discovered that both subjects had property on them from a theft from auto in [...]

On December 5 at 11:54 p.m., District 2 Officer Michael McGrath stopped a speeding car at 1120 S. Layton Blvd. that resulted in the arrest of the driver, Michael P. Kowalik, for Operating an Auto While Intoxicated. This will be Mr. Kowalik’s 8th offense of OAI and all of his arrests have been in the [...]

On December 3 at 6:23 p.m. Distrtict 2 Police Officers Ryan Foth and Matthew Diener stopped a subject loitering in an alley at 14th and Greenfield. During the pat down search of the subject, the officers recovered a pellet pistol identical to a Glock .45. Officers Foth and Diener then checked the area and found a female [...]

Officers assigned to the Neghborhood Task Force – Fugitive Apprehension Unit had been tracking a known subject who was wanted for Intimidation of a Witness for a Homicide case, Aggravated Assault, and stealing a car. The subject was reported to be in the area of 2700 N. 10th Street and Officer Jose Viera and Officer Rachel Goldbeck went to [...]

District 3 Police Officer Matthew Claudio along with other squads were dispatched to an Armed Robbery complaint in the 1100 blk of N. 24th St. on November 28. When they met with the victim, they found that he was unresponsive and had suffered a traumatic head injury and could not be interviewed. They believed they [...]

On November 17 while on patrol, District 7 Police Officers Alan Brooks and Matthew Carsky saw some individuals loitering in an alley and conducted a field interview of them. One of the individuals had been reported to police as a missing person. Through the interview of the other individuals Police Officers David Gabbard, Brooks and Carsky were [...]

On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, District 3 Officers Carlos Rutherford and Ashley Porubsky responded to the 2400 block of North 46th Street regarding an Armed Robbery complaint. Prior to arrival, the officers saw two males walking southbound on North 46th Street in the 2300 block on the west side of the street who matched the [...]

On Wednesday, November 13, 2012, at 2:45 a.m. District 3 Officers Andrew Kempen and Thomas Delaney responded to N. 16th St / W. North Ave for a report of shots fired. While enroute, the victim parked at 1940 W. North Ave. and flagged down the squad regarding the shots fired. The officers saw a single bullet hole on the [...]

On November 7, 2012 District 6 Milwaukee Police Officers Eric Laux and LaTanya Diedrich responded to a Strong Arm Robbery complaint near the intersection of S. KK/E. Russell Ave. Their investigation found that the suspect in this offense had taken the victim’s cell phone. The next day, District 6 Officers Tyler Kirkvold and Kristopher Maduscha were [...]

It’s not only police conduct that earns recognition – Milwaukee Police Chief Edward A. Flynn will be presenting a citizen award for Valorous Conduct to to three citizens who went over and above for their fellow man. The awards will be presented at the Milwaukee Police Merit Awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 14 at 6 [...]

It is one of the Milwaukee Police Department’s highest honors – and those attending the Department’s Merit Awards Ceremony tomorrow will see the officers receive the Medal of Valor – Combat, in person. This award, and others will be presented Wednesday, November 14 at 6 p.m. at the Milwaukee Police Training Academy, 6680 N. Teutonia Ave. On [...]

Two District 5 Officers didn’t let a long run and a few fences get in the way of an armed suspect. On Friday, November 9th, 2012, at 11:15 p.m., District 5 squads responded to a large house party in the area of 20th and Keefe Avenue that was getting out of control. The attendees, mainly [...]

Following is the good police work that led to a Meritorious Service Award for Police Officer Amy M. Stolowski from the Sensitive Crimes Division. The awards will be presented Wednesday, November 14 at 6 p.m. at the Milwaukee Police Training Academy, 6680 N. Teutonia Ave. Over a period of several months, a series of sexual [...]

Milwaukee Police personnel do outstanding work every day, and twice a year we take an evening to recognize them at the Milwaukee Police Merit Awards Ceremony. This year’s event will be held Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Milwaukee Police Academy, 6680 N. Teutonia Ave. We hope local media will choose to [...]

MPD Detectives David Lopez and Vincent Lopez were the lead case agents on a wiretap case named “The East Side Story.” A total of 45 people were indicted in this investigation, with the leader of the drug trafficking organization being sentenced on November 6. Earl R. Williams, Jr., 27, was convicted as part of a cocaine distribution [...]

Police Aide Alberto Figueroa had just finished his tour of duty at District 7 on Nov. 1 and was on his way home when he observed a subject climbing onto the Lloyd St. bridge over Hwy 41 at N. 47th St. PA Figueroa engaged the subject in dialogue and learned that the subject was suicidal. The [...]

On Friday, October 19, 2012, Jayden Banda, a 5-year old victim of horrendous child abuse, was presented at St Francis Hospital in a pulseless, non-breathing state by his mother. The victim’s body was covered in bruises. His heartbeat was restored and he was soon transferred to Children’s Hospital in critical condition. A few days later, the child [...]

On October 30, 2012 at 1:15 a.m., District 5 P.O. Chad Vartanian responded to an armed robbery at 1955 W. Capitol Dr. P.O. Vartanian broadcast a description of the suspects and a vehicle in which they fled from the scene. About five blocks from the robbery, District 5 P.O.s Chad Boyack and Nathan Fager observed a vehicle [...]

On Monday, October 29th, 2012, at 12:07 a.m., District 3 Police Officers Hector Pagan and Hector Claudio were on their way to District 3 at the end of their shift. At that time, the officers saw a man being battered by four young males in the 2200 block of N. Sherman Blvd. The officers got out of their squad and attempted to [...]

On Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 7:06 pm, District 5 Officers Melanie Beasley and Brendan Dolan were dispatched to the area of N. 15th and W. Keefe for an armed robbery complaint. When they arrived, they located the female victim and confirmed that an armed robbery had in fact taken place and there were about seven suspects [...]

On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, Police Officers Jakob Schmidt and Adam Isleb were assigned to District Three’s Anti-Prostitution Deployment, known as Operation Red Light. At about 7:48 a.m., they observed a maroon, four-door vehicle illegally parked in the middle of the roadway, near W. Vine St and N. 28th St. The driver of the vehicle was observed talking [...]

Officers Michael Gasser and Andrew Marx responded to the area of N. 30th Street and W. Atkinson Avenue for a subject with a gun call on Octobert 12, 2012. The caller provided vehicle information, including a license plate and reported the subjects were armed with a “Mac-10″ style gun. The officers located the vehicle at its [...]

A big check will make a big difference to the Medical College of Wisconsin where they are researching the cure for a disease that affects litterally one in a million. Milwaukee Police Sgt. Sebastian Raclaw is that one – and he is raising money for a cure. Hundreds showed up Saturday, September 29, 2012 for [...]

On Tuesday, October 9, District 5 Officers hit the streets and continued to show the community that they are protected by hard-working officers. Police Officers Blaine Grabowski and Erica Taubenheim, while saturating a hot spot where violent crime has been occurring, located a vehicle entering the hot spot area and attempted a traffic stop. The [...]

While on patrol Thursday in District 2 Officers Juan Lopez and Glenn Podlesnik observed gang graffiti on a World War II memorial at S. 8th St. and W. Windlake Ave. The two Officers, who are both veterans and members of the U.S. Marine Corps, took it upon themselves to get graffiti remover from the district and they removed the graffiti themselves. While clearning [...]

Some of the plants were taller than the officers. District 7 officers talked with CBS 58 News reporter Keith Meka last night about some good work in ending this drug operation. Watch the story here: http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Backyard-pot-operation-busted-172580961.html

Milwaukee Police Officer Elvis Lock didn’t want you to see this story. He, like so many officers who do small acts of kindness that leave a big impression, did it out of pure compassion and not to be featured in a story. But we want to tell the community good stories about our officers when [...]

On Tuesday September 9, 2012, District 7 Police Officer Logan Jeffrey developed information about a potential marijuana grow operationin the 3900 block of N. 71st St. The District 7 Anti-Gang Unit responded to the scene and after conducting surveilance, the marijuana grow operation was observed in a yard on that block. Officers conducted a search warrant and seized: 1. A [...]

When a suicidal man threatened to jump off a bridge, it was Milwaukee Police Sgt. James Bryce to the rescue. Now, the National Alliance for Mental Illness in Milwaukee will honor him publicly at a dinner tonight. On May 10, 2012, a 23-year-old man was threatening to take his own life, and was clinging to [...]

Hundreds showed up Saturday, September 29, 2012 for a run that took big steps to conducting research into the causes of abdominal cancer. At the end of the day, $10,000 was raised to help in the fight. The run was a benefit to raise money for the the Sebastian Raclaw Abdominal Cancer Research Fund. The goal is [...]

There is community-oriented policing, and there’s team policing. Milwaukee Police District 5 officers are a great example of what makes a successful police team. On September 6, 2012, at about 8:30 p.m., District 5 Lt. Heather Wurth, along with Police Officers Michael Walker and Chauncey Harris responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 3100 [...]

Our officers who serve the city often serve their country, as well. Today, District 2 Day Shift recognized Milwaukee Police Officer Juan Lopez, a 15-year veteran with the Milwaukee Police Department. Today, he celebrated 20 years of service with the United States Marine Corps. Officer Lopez is a Marine Staff Sergeant and war veteran, in [...]

Five burglars were taken into custody on Spetember 18 – and they’re repeat offenders for burglary and robbery. The story of their apprehension shows the dedication of the Milwaukee Police Department – both on- and off-duty members. On September 18, 2012 at 1:24 p.m., District 7 Police Officer Melissa Takacs responded to an entry in the [...]

Milwaukee Police Officer Josh Albert continues his recovery from serious injuries he suffered after he was hit on I-94 while driving home from work at District 3 on Sept. 5, 2012. Erin Salmon, 23, has been charged with driving drunk the wrong way on I-94 after a night of drinking, according to the criminal complaint. Josh [...]

On September 13, 2012 at 9:58 a.m., District 2 Police Officer Claude Osburn, Jr., observed two suspicious subjects loitering in the area of the El Rey parking lot at 3525 W. Burnham. Officer Osbourn was watching the area, as he was aware of numerous complaints of entries to autos. Officer Osbourn stopped the subjects to talk with them. His investigatation [...]

On September 1, 2012, three juveniles, including one who was armed with a gun, went to the victim’s residence in the 2500 block of West Roosevelt. When the victim answered the door, they displayed the gun and demanded his property. They subsequently took various property belonging to the victim, including his car. The victim immediately [...]

On September 5, 2012, a federal court jury of seven citizens found that Milwaukee Police Officer James Jekanoski did not use excessive force when he arrested Robert Stokes during the execution of high-risk, no-knock search warrant at a drug house in November, 2007. The jury issued its verdict after hearing several hours of testimony relating [...]

Over Labor Day weekend, a woman was at the Suds Your Duds Laundromat, 547 N 27th St. when the suspect grabbed the victim’s purse and the two of them struggled. The suspect then threw the victim down to the ground and fled. Meanwhile, down the street there was a sidewalk sale at 2711 W Michigan [...]

Just after Milwaukee Police gave a news briefing to media on the problem of burglaries citywide involving open windows, District 7 officers showed residents that they’re on the case by arresting two burglary suspects! On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 2 p.m., District 7 Sgt. Rodney Washington responded to a burglary in progress in the 2800 block [...]

District 5 Police Officer Dustin Langfeldt was assisting a stranded motorist in the 4100 block of N. 7 Street on Sept. 6, 2012 when he heard two gunshots from a nearby house. Officer Langfeldt immediately directed the motorist to seek safety behind his vehicle and then he went to the house to investigate. As Officer [...]

On Thursday, September 6, 2012, at 11:54 p.m., District 3 Police Officers Leon Davis, Ryan Fekete, Christopher Randazzo and Sgt. Todd Smolen heard shots fired coming from the area of the 4200 block of W. North Ave. Upon approaching the area they came upon a shooting victim, a 22-year-old man. The officers quickly identified the [...]

While on special burglary patrol on August 29, 2012 in the area of W. Oklahoma Ave/W. Morgan Ave to S. 27th St. /35th St. District 6 Officers Phillip Rodriguez and Henry Dummann III, were flagged down at the in the 3200 block of south 31st St. by a woman who stated that three men had [...]

Police Officers Tara Ferguson, Jaimie Hewitt and Detective Steve Wells, while assigned to the prostitution unit based out of Sensitive Crimes, conducted a human trafficking investigation involving a pimp named Maries D. Addison. The group identified and interviewed several women who had been prostituted or assaulted by Addison. Ultimately, they were able to get four victims to cooperate [...]

Milwaukee Police Officer Joshua Albert is recovering from critical injuries he suffered when the car he was driving was struck by a drunken driver who was going the wrong way on I-94 this morning about midnight. Josh, 31, has had a noteworthy career with the Milwaukee Police Department in the short time he has been at MPD. He [...]

Motorcycle Officers Jason Kotarak and John Kulmann were conducting follow up on a case on Aug. 23 in the 1300 block of W. Scott St. While talking to a person in the neighborhood, they heard several shots being fired. They went towards the direction of the shots and saw a man attempting to stuff a firearm in [...]

District 5 and Neighborhood Task Force officers were in the right place at the right time on August 30 – four times. Officers were on patrol in the area of 18th and Olive. A school bus driver saw Officers Gerald Winding and Ronald Villagomez and told them about a juvenile in the area carrying a gun. The [...]

A Milwaukee Police Detective who discovered his house had been burglarized also discovered shortly after that his co-workers are second to none when it comes to solving crimes! On August 21, on the northwest side of the city, District 7 Officer Paul Sanchez was checking on the property of several residents. While on patrol in [...]

Catching bank robbers is an often-told success story in the Milwaukee Police Department’s Metropolitan Division. The Bank Robbery Unit is made up of seasoned detectives who stay on the trail until the arrest. Additionally, they train financial institution personnel how to behave during a bank robbery to ensure they stay safe during these dangerous crimes. [...]

On August 1 at 9:45 p.m., squads were dispatched to an armed robbery in the 2900 block of N. 46th St. As squads began to saturate a second robbery was reported to police on the same block. District 7 Police Officers Dionte King and Scott Wilson began a foot pursuit of a possible suspect. Meanwhile, [...]

Outstanding work by the dedicated members of the Milwaukee Police Department’s Sensitive Crimes Division in catching a man suspected of exposing himself to women and then escalating to physically assaulting them. Anthony H. Kodrich, 23, of West Allis, was arrested and charged in connection with an assault July 27, 2012 at about 5:30 p.m. at [...]

Statement from Milwaukee Chief of Police Edward A. Flynn on the sentencing this morning for Juan Alvarado. On Christmas Day 2011, Alvarado hit Milwaukee Police Officer Frank Vrtochnick with his car and left him for dead. Chief Flynn shared the following today: “In the past week, the dangers officers face each day are at the fore. As [...]

Some good police work from District 5 that illustrates how officers solve crime: Each day, a map is developed to highlight violent crimes in District 5 and it serves as a method for which to deploy proactive squads. During his roll call briefing on July 30, 2012, District 5 Sergeant Adam Zieger discussed the deployments [...]

On July 31, 2012 just before noon, the Shotspotter gunshot locator system and witnesses reported shots fired into a residence in the 600 block of W. Chambers St. Witnesses gave a description of a female fleeing in a green pickup truck. Officers Rebecca Carpenter and Dennie Sanchez responded to the scene. While enroute, Officer Carpenter observed a matching vehicle [...]

A man with five prior convictions for operating motor vehicles while intoxicated, and a felony arrest warrant for violation of parole from an operating while intoxicated conviction, was arrested last night after leading police officers on a pursuit that went from Milwaukee to Racine County. On Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at about 6:10 p.m., a [...]

The following story is taken from a correspondence sent to District 2 supervisors after a jury recently convicted Thomas Kropp of aggravated battery with the intent to cause great bodily harm. Kropp viciously beat a known subject and has 25 prior convictions. He was just off extended supervision when the crime occurred. Kropp had tried [...]

A Milwaukee Police Telecommunicator this weekend showed the kind of professionalism and compassion that truly demonstrate what it means to be a first responder. On Sunday, June 24, 2012, at 10:36 a.m., District 7 squads were dispatched to a subject with a gun complaint at a home on the city’s north side. The caller stated [...]

There’s no app for good police work, but the combination of an iPhone locator and diligent officers solved a recent armed robbery. On Wednesday, June 27, District 7 Officers Joseph Sedlacek and Joseph Zingsheim worked with Anti-Gang Unit Officers on an armed robbery in the 4900 block of West Fond Du Lac Avenue. Police Officer [...]

Keen observation led two Milwaukee Police Officers to arrest burglars who were stealing items from a boarded up city property. On Monday, June 25, District 5 Officers Martin Gonzalez and Ronald Villagomez observed two suspects removing two cast iron bathtubs from a boarded-up vacant building in the 3300 block of North 25th Street and placing [...]

Heads-up work by two District 3 Police Officers gets a handgun and the felon who possessed it off the street. On Thursday, June 28, District 3 Police Officers Jason DeWitt and Ryan DeWitt were conducting patrol activity in an area beset by violent crime in the 2100 block of North 39th Street at about 5 [...]

Some heads-up police work in District 7 landed two suspects in jail for burglary and robbery. On July 3, 2012, at 5:45 p.m., squads were dispatched to the 3200 block of North 41st Street for an entry in progress at a home on that block. District 7 Sgt. Rodney Washington arrived along with District 7 [...]

On July 11 at about 9:10 p.m., District 3 Police Officers Allen Tenhaken, Markel McKinley and Corianna Chisum were conducting a field interview in the 900 block of North 27th Street. Officer Tenhaken was flagged down by a woman in a white sedan who was pointing east on West Kilbourn Avenue, saying, “He went that [...]

On July 23 at 1:45 a.m., District 7 Officers Martez Ball and Sarah Beland were stopped at West Capitol Drive at North 35th Street for the red traffic light when they saw four suspects walking east across North 35th Street toward the bus stop. Moments later, they saw a man running west from the bus [...]

On July 19, at about 9:56 p.m., District 5 Lt. Heather Wurth responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery at N. Fratney and E. Center Street. The description given was a of black male, 20-25, 6’0 tall, white t-shirt, blue jean shorts, leather backpack. The caller also reported that the actor took a computer that was [...]

District 5 Officers Kurt Ziarnik and Joe Saric are assigned to the Summer Policing Initiative, building community partnerships, and walking a beat in their assigned area, Garden Homes. In the time they have been in that area, they have learned extremely useful information about the neighborhood and the goings on, particularly as it relates to violent [...]

District 7 Sgt. Charles Grimm and other officers were dispatched to Fond du lac and Hampton just after midnight on July 24 for several calls of shots fired. The shots also were heard by officers. While checking the area, Sgt. Grimm saw a vehicle that appeared to be stolen, in the 4800 block of N. 64th St. [...]

On July 23 at 1:45 a.m., District 7 Officers Martez Ball and Sarah Beland, were stopped at W. Capitol Dr. at N. 35th St. for the red traffic light when they saw four suspects walking east across N. 35th St. toward the bus stop. Moments later they saw a man running west from the bus stop [...]

Recently retired MPD Capt. Mike Dubis is featured in a column by Journal Sentinel reporter Jim Stingl. Mike’s expertise, sense of humor and compassion will be missed. Read the story here: http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/homicides-are-only-part-of-retiring-officers-story-it66cmv-163118246.html

Keen observations by bicycle patrol officers led to the arrest of an armed suspect. On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 8:55 p.m., District 7 Officers Joseph Baltutis and Joseph Zawikowski and Sgt. Chris Quinlan were on bicycle patrol heading eastbound in the 5000 block of W. Center St. This area has seen an increase in violent crimes, including an [...]

The following story is taken from a correspondence sent to District 2 supervisors after a jury recently convicted Thomas Kropp of aggravated battery with the intent to cause great bodily harm. Kropp viciously beat a known subject and has 25 prior convictions. He was just off extended supervision when the crime occurred. Kropp had tried to coerce [...]

When it came to a recent strong-arm robbery, there was an app for that. On June 10, 2012, were dispatched to a strong armed robbery that occurred in the parking lot of the BP gas station at 1202 W Highland Ave. The victim provided a description of the suspect and a vehicle he entered after [...]

Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs will help dedicate Rays of Sunshine Community Garden on June 16 at N. 24th Pl. and W. Keefe Ave. The event, which will include neighborhood residents and community groups, the Milwaukee Police Department and Northwest Side Community Development Corp. officials, represents a positive victory for the neighborhood. Nuisance activities like drug dealing and loitering [...]

Two suspects are now in custody for the robbery of the US Bank, 2303 N. Farwell that occurred on May 22, 2012 at 10:31 a.m. Two suspects had entered the bank and confronted two tellers making demands for money after displaying demand notes. The suspects fled from the bank into a red vehicle with an [...]

Neighborhood Task Force Officers Rachel Golbeck and Jose Viera were looking for a suspect on Tuesday about 6:05 p.m. when they were flagged down for a shooting in the 1300 block of N. 33rd St. The witness described the auto used and also stated that the victim was pushed into that car. Officers Goldbeck and Viera searched the area [...]

A stop of a man riding his bicycle illegally turned into a the arrest of a dangerous fugitive for two observant Milwaukee Police Officers. Tuesday morning at 12:46 a.m., District 7 Officers Matthew Phillipson and Martez Ball were patrolling in the area of N. 49th St. and Fond du Lac Avenue when they conducted a subject [...]

On May 24, 2012 at 11:40 p.m., District 6 Lt. Phillip Henschel and Police Officers Justin Jolliff and Phillip Rodriguez responded to an entry in progress at 6526 W. Cleveland Ave. A neighbor, who knew the property was vacant and in foreclosure, had called police to report the entry. The three District 6 Lt. and officers arrived and found the door [...]

Milwaukee Police and the community worked together yesterday to get five burglars out of one neighborhood. On Friday, May 25, 2012, District 7 Police Officers Joseph Sedlacek, Neil Verburgt, Nicholas Federer and Adam Dettman responded to a report of an entry to a home in the 3100 block of N. 35th St. at 2:05 p.m. [...]

It’s the kind of call police don’t respond to every day: At 4:38 p.m. Sunday, District 3 Milwaukee Police Officers Kyle Baus and Dan Reilly were dispatched to a welfare check after numerous callers reported a man walking in traffic with an infant, trying to give the baby away to random vehicles driving by in [...]

An honor for MPD to be recognized by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. We support those who serve the city every day as Milwaukee Police Officers and also those who serve in the armed forces. Read more about this honor here: http://www.esgr.mil/site/News/tabid/73/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1294/Default.aspx

Milwaukee Police are searching for the known driver and vehicle that struck a Milwaukee Police bicycle officer at 1708 W. Greenfield Avenue, at 10:35 p.m. Thursday. Bicycle officers were on Greenfield on patrol when they noticed a suspicious vehicle that they had seen earlier in the evening. During the earlier stop, the officers had attempted [...]

Two people came into District 5 Thursday to report the whereabouts of Leslie D. McNeil, a wanted fugitive they saw profiled on TV recently. McNeil is a violent drug dealer with history of possessing weapons, who recently absconded and was known to frequent Milwaukee’s near north side. The good citizens who stopped in District 5 reported to Detective Todd Fischer [...]

A bird in the hand is worth a good news story to Milwaukee Police Officer Bill Ritch. Officer Ritch was teaching motorcycle officer training Wednesday out in the Miller Park lot. After a night of storms, some felled tree branches dropped near his bike and out fell a baby bird – right onto Ritch’s motorcycle [...]

On Friday, May 18, 2012, the 22nd Annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony will be held at noon on the Capitol grounds in Madison. Two Wisconsin law enforcement officers will be added to the memorial during the ceremony. They are: Officer Fredrick T. Samp from the Beloit Police Department was shot and killed on May [...]

At Tuesday night’s Milwaukee Police Merit Awards Ceremony, Police Officer Nicole M. Gengler received an award for Excellence in Police Service for her commitment to a highly visible MPD unit – the Harbor Patrol. The Harbor Patrol seeks to reduce crime, fear and disorder on the city’s waterways. Police boats are frequently called upon to [...]

Milwaukee Police Officer Frank Vrtochnick, critically injured on Christmas Day when a suspected drunken driver struck him, showed bravery once again when he walked onto the stage last night at the Milwaukee Police Merit Awards Ceremony. We’ve seen that bravery before during the months since his injury as he worked every day to gain back [...]

Off-duty District 6 Milwaukee Police Officer Phillip Rodriguez and his wife were shopping at the CVS Pharmacy on 27th & Howard on May 13, 2012 about 3 p.m. when he observed suspicious behavior from a male and female subject placing numerous items in previously used shopping bags. P.O. Rodriguez checked out his items, walked out of the store and [...]

When Chief Edward A. Flynn presents the merit awards at tonight’s Police/Citizen Merit Awards Ceremony, the presentation of the Purple Star Award will recall a Christmas miracle. District 2 Police Officer Frank T. Vrtochnick inspired the entire community and the Milwaukee Police family to believe in the power of the human spirit to heal. On Sunday, [...]

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Since their humble beginnings in 1855, the dedicated officers of the Milwaukee Police Department have made it their mission to protect the citizens of our great community. Here are a few milestones in the force’s history.

A Milwaukee where all can live safely and without fear, protected by a police department with the highest ethical and professional standards.

In partnership with the community, we will create and maintain neighborhoods capable of sustaining civic life. We commit to reducing the levels of crime, fear, and disorder through community-based, problem-oriented, and data-driven policing.